This stock screen was originally published in the June 23, 2014 edition of the BetterInvesting Weekly newsletter and is based on results from MyStockProspector.com for companies that met the following criteria as of June 24:

“We don’t seek out sexy, high-profile stocks such as Tesla or Twitter. Those companies may have vast potential, but their fates are very uncertain and their stocks are volatile,” Doug Gerlach, editor-in-chief of the Investor Advisory Service Newsletter, recently told Bottom Line Personal Newsletter. Doug is president of ICLUBcentral, a division of [...]

This stock screen was originally published in the June 16, 2014 edition of the BetterInvesting Weekly newsletter and is based on results from MyStockProspector.com for companies that met the following criteria as of June 16:

It was announced in April that Google would have a 2-for-1 stock split. This is an easy transaction to enter. Unfortunately, the details were a bit different. The split was being paid with a new stock class. This made the “split” actually a spinoff.

This stock screen was originally published in the June 2, 2014 edition of the BetterInvesting Weekly newsletter and is based on results from MyStockProspector.com for companies that met the following criteria as of June 2:

The success — or failure — of your financial retirement strategy depends solely on your own actions. If that assessment of today’s employment reality just sent shivers straight down to your toes, Ric Edelman’s latest book, The Truth About Retirement Plans & IRAs, can help you rethink your approach.

This stock screen was originally published in the May 27, 2014 edition of the BetterInvesting Weekly newsletter and is based on results from MyStockProspector.com for companies that met the following criteria as of May 27:

For most workaday Americans in their 40s or 50s, there usually isn’t much to decide regarding retirement. Unless you’ve come into serious money, calling it quits before hitting the Big 6-0 often isn’t an option.

Upon reaching that milestone, however, the employment finish line comes into view, if only faintly. And for some, not [...]

Investing clubs are becoming trendy again, writes John Wasik in a column for Forbes.

John, who was a keynote speaker at BetterInvesting’s National Conference (BINC) in Chicago May 15-18, recently reports: “Investment clubs make more sense than ever and are coming back. They are not only great ways to invest, you can do [...]